Call for Papers: “Global Myth and Magic around AI: Enchanted Determinism and Folk Theories in Public Discourses on AI”A Special Issue of The International Journal of Press/Politicshttps://journals.sagepub.com/page/hij/globalmythandmagicaroundai Guest editors:Michael V. Reiss (Leibniz-Institute for Media Research |Hans-Bredow-Institute, Hamburg, Germany)Tomás Dodds (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)Aleksandra Urman (University of Zurich, Switzerland)Judith Möller (Leibniz-Institute for Media Research |Hans-Bredow-Institute and University of Hamburg, Germany) Deadline for submission of abstracts: June 15, 2025 In many countries, public debates suggest that the rapid spread of generative AI is inevitable, portraying its application and implementation as essential for individuals, businesses, and even economies and societies as a…

Call for Papers: The 26th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems (PRIMA 2025)December 15-21, 2025Modena, Italyhttps://conferences-website.github.io/prima2025 Important Dates:Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 July (AoE, UTC-12)Paper Submission Deadline: 22 July (AoE, UTC-12)Paper Notification: 29 September 2025 (AoE, UTC-12)Camera Ready Submission: 13 October 2025 (AoE, UTC-12) We invite you to submit your best work on agents and multi-agent systems to PRIMA 2025, the 26th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems, to be held in Modena (Italy) in December 2025. Papers will be submitted through CMT at the link:https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/PRIMA2025/Submission/Index AWARDS To recognize outstanding contributions, PRIMA 2025 will have…

Call for Abstracts: Knowing Place Through Film and Audiovisual Media (academic conference)February 9-11, 2026The Arctic University of NorwayAlta, Norwayhttps://folkknowledgeplace.org/post/3087-knowing-place-through-film-and-audiovisual-media Deadline for submissions: August 31, 2025 Places, cultures, and ways of knowing the world create one another. This academic conference concerns the ways in which films, series, and other audiovisual media and arts serve not only to represent place and home but also to imagine it, understand it, and produce it for the future. All cultural productions are created out from particular positions, perspectives, and geographical bases. This is true for everything from blockbuster movies that aim for global audiences, to…

Call for Papers: Planetary Screens ConferenceEnvironmental Crisis, Interconnected Lifeworlds, & Sustainability in Film & Screen MediaSeptember 4-5, 2025Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Irelandhttps://planetaryscreensconference.wordpress.com/ Keynote Speaker: Dr Tiago de Luca (University of Warwick)Film Screening and Q&A with Filmmaker Jessica Sarah Rinland Deadline for submission of abstracts: June 2, 2025 In today’s global environment, ecological destruction, biodiversity loss and climate change, as the consequence of accelerated industrialisation are no longer speculation (Beck 2008). Whether understood through the frameworks of the Anthropocene or the Capitalocene, these are now planetary threats, affecting not only a particular geographical region, but the whole world, endangering both human…

Call for Papers: AI in CommunicationA Special Issue of Review of Communicationhttps://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/ai-in-communication/ Special Issue Editor:Jihyun Kim, University of Central Florida, jihyun.kim@ucf.edu Deadline for manuscript submissions: May 31, 2025 The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized the way we interact, collaborate, and communicate. From AI as a tool, AI-mediated communication, and AI serving as a conversational partner, these advancements have reshaped communication landscapes across various levels and multiple contexts. This themed issue of Review of Communication seeks to explore the multifaceted roles, uses, and implications of AI in communication. We invite studies that examine AI as a tool, mediator, or…

Call for Participation: Uppsala-Vienna AI Colloquium — Julian Hauser: “AI am I: Personal Assistants and the Self”May 30, 2025Online via Zoomhttps://listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind2505&L=PHILOS-L&P=R44718 The Uppsala Vienna AI Colloquium is a series of online colloquium-style talks focused on philosophical issues surrounding AI technology. Each talk will address a specific issue of relevance to AI systems (e.g., intelligence, agency, responsibility, etc.) and will be delivered by an expert with a research background on the topic. The intended audience of the talks are philosophically informed individuals with an interest in the philosophy of artificial intelligence. More details about the Uppsala Vienna AI Colloquium are available at: https://uv-colloquium.com/…